Bookbabble Episode 58: Another Year, Another Show
Recorded 4 Jan 2010
Babblers: Bjorn, Gem, Lone, Lars, Marcel, Donny

Synopsis:

Gem and Lars return for this first show for the year, where we touched on quite a lot of things, surprisingly.  Music, films and of course, books.  This show was a little slow in going, but there are Michael Jackson jokes in there!

Show Length:  1:45:24 mins

Download the show here.

• RT @PublishersWkly: Authors Guild Calls Macmillan Fight "Necessary" http://bit.ly/aQgA3c #
• RT @guardianbooks: Adult authors should stay away from children's books – and vice versa http://bit.ly/9BZGrH #
• RT @yagiz: Price of e-Books: The Biggest Enemy? http://is.gd/7KPR3 #ebook #ereader #

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This is a snippet of Bjorn and Donny’s short conversation after the recording of Episode 61.  Lamenting yet another postponement to our planned Paul Auster Smackdown show, Bjorn shares his thoughts on Auster’s work.  Sort of like a prelude to the smackdown, if you will.

Length: 10:08 mins

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Bookbabble Episode 61: The Ebook Babble
Recorded 25 Jan 2010
Babblers: Bjorn, Donny with guest Umapagan Ampikaipakan

Synopsis:

The guys talk about Apple’s impending announcement of their supposed tablet device (which we now know as the Apple iPad) and its supposed killer ebook-reader features, and the ebook industry in general.  Bjorn taps into his experience in the ebook industry for this one.

Note: This show was recorded several days before the announcement by Apple on Jan 27 2010.  Also, this is another episode where we jumped in without introductions at the start.

Show Length: 52:51 mins

Links

• Digital Magazines: Bonnier Mag+ Prototype
• NYT: There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen

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• RT @donnyyap: Neil Gaiman profiled in the New Yorker by Dana Goodyear. http://bit.ly/4Q5XjQ #
• RT @guardianbooks: After Booker snub, Adam Roberts in running for SF honour http://bit.ly/4qE86V #
• RT @guardianbooks: Tóibín runaway favourite for Costa book of the year http://bit.ly/8rrqUE #
• RT @BookXcess: Author of the classic novel of teenage rebellion "The Catcher in the Rye" J. D. Salinger passed away. http://bit.ly/dAKH4W #
• RT @sarahw: Asking the inevitable JD Salinger question – so what about those unpublished manuscripts? @daily_finance: http://is.gd/7fqvM #
• @Songs_n_Socks Yeah. I'm gonna take my Catcher in the Rye to Indonesia with me. Unsure how much of it I will be able to read, though. in reply to Songs_n_Socks #
• From @daily_finance: Will J.D. Salinger's Manuscripts Be Published? http://bit.ly/9HAtuq #
• "Worse, it clearly suggests iBooks is for material acquired through Apple and not e-books you may already possess." http://bit.ly/bVf8jk #

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• RT @HenryGJeffreys: Siri Hustvedt and the death of the celebrity biography http://bit.ly/93knGS #
• RT @GillerPrize: Russell Banks on Joyce Carol Oates, 71; another book & newly-remarried. http://bit.ly/8JJGZg #
• RT @GillerPrize: Michael Ondaatje, Salman Rushdie, Zaidi Smith seek British help to find Gaddafi opponent Jaballa Matar:http://bit.ly/7zjdHY #

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There hasn’t been shows for 2 weeks since our last one, but we did do an episode last Sunday, so that should be out soon. In the meantime, the blog’s theme seems to be fixed, so at the very least there shouldn’t be anymore problems reading the full title of posts anymore.

In other news, the largest consumer electronics show (that I’m aware of), namely CES 2010, is proving to be ground zero for numerous ebook reader announcements. This is the year for ebook adoption, it seems like.

• Slashdot: Amazon Sells More Ebooks On Christmas Than Real Books http://bit.ly/8ntQyC #

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We all love lists.  Here’s Time’s for the Top 10 Fiction Books for the past year.  In fact, this list is actually a small part of Time’s Top 10 Lists for Everything for 2009, which basically collates different Top 10 lists from Top 10 iPhone Apps to Top 10 Breakups.

Eclectic.

I’m aware of the issue with the titles of posts here on this site after the recent facelift.  Trying to get it fixed, but the people I need to check with are apparently on holiday, so please be patient while I try to get this sorted.

In the meantime, let me know if you find any other anomalies, or just what you think!